Cape Carteret, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

41%

Household income NAT. AVG.

64%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cape Carteret	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$34,031	$26,779	$29,829
Median household income	$78,056	$48,256	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$85,568	$61,102	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$41,740	$31,027	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,016	$32,737	$36,919
Median earnings female	$38,081	$25,062	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.5%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cape Carteret is 14% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cape Carteret is 41% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cape Carteret is 64% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cape Carteret is 57% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,032 $78,056 $156,112

City

$32,167 $48,256 $96,512

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Cape Carteret employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.7%	14.7%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.4%	11.4%
Public administration	9.4%	9.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	25.6%	25.6%
Education, health & social services	2.7%	2.7%
Other	34.5%	34.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Indian Beach, NC	184	$90,000	62.7%
Emerald Isle, NC	3,691	$84,457	52.7%
Pine Knoll Shores, NC	1,284	$82,361	48.9%
Cedar Point, NC	2,176	$79,875	44.4%
Bogue, NC	884	$76,528	38.3%
Cape Carteret, NC	2,730	$78,056	41.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Provincetown, MA	2,730	$69,063	24.8%
Tusculum, TN	2,730	$55,313	0.0%
Sunshine Coast A, BC	2,730	n/a
Louisville, GA	2,729	$27,023	51.2%
Morgantown, KY	2,729	$30,234	45.3%
Cape Carteret, NC	2,730	$78,056	41.1%

Source: The Cape Carteret, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).